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Home

The best pet water fountains

The best pet water fountains refresh your cat or dog’s water so you don’t have to.

This new haptic glove uses tiny valve ‘pixels’ to simulate pressure
Engineering

This new haptic glove uses tiny valve ‘pixels’ to simulate pressure

The finger-tip clusters of bubble-like actuators alter wearers' sensations when pumped.

A child with headphones playing video games
Headphones

The best kids’ headphones

You can keep your child's hearing safe and sound(ing good) with the best kids' headphones.

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Peripherals

The best mics for streaming

Got an itch to Twitch? The best mic for streaming can handle whatever your show throws at it.

An old metal mailbox mounted on a wall and overflowing with junk mail.
Tech Hacks

How to stop spam emails from destroying your inbox

Thine commercial emails shall not pass!

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Home

The best microfiber cleaning cloths

Swap out your old sponges for a set of highly effective and eco-friendly microfiber cloths.

New refuge provides hope for critically endangered toad
Animals

New refuge provides hope for critically endangered toad

One of the most endangered amphibians in North America faces threats but also possibilities.

The Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar in front of a flatscreen TV
Speakers

Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Max review: Reaching the upper Atmos-sphere

The Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Max raises the sound bar for all-in-one surround-sound setups.

An ISRO rocket launches amid a brownish plume of exhaust.
Space

India had an impressive year in space—and it’s just getting started

Up next for the Indian Space Research Organization: a Mars and Venus orbiter, crewed missions, and more.

A woman wearing ultraviolet makeup or body paint on half her face, standing under a blacklight.
Life Skills

4 science tricks to scare up a better Halloween costume

Lights, tricky knots, and just a bit of body horror can really set you apart at the costume party.

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Laptops

The best HP laptops

HP aims to have a laptop options for everyone, including budget-focused, power users, and entry-level gamers.

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Dogs

In the spirit of survival: How Indigenous protectors are saving rez dogs

From healing historical wounds to championing a brighter future, advocates are redefining the narrative around reservation dogs and their integral role in Indigenous identity and welfare.

Four of the best monitors for video editing with colorful images on the screens are sliced together against a white background.
Peripherals

The best monitors for video editing

Up your video-editing game with these impressive monitors.

Tornado science is high stakes—and increasingly high-tech
Weather

Tornado science is high stakes—and increasingly high-tech

Scientists are still grappling with how and why violent twisters form. Will new technology and computing power help?

four of the The best 3D printers for miniatures composited into a collage
Peripherals

The best 3D printers for miniatures

A 3D printer for miniatures can make gaming a whole lot more fun and accessible all while encouraging creativity.

Two older men working in a well-lit white room, using two different types of saws to cut wood: a jigsaw and a miter saw.
Life Skills

A woodworker’s guide to choosing the right saw for each cut

How to know when to use the table saw, pull out a hand saw, or grab something else.

Man holding HULC lunar camera in rocky outdoor environment
Engineering

A sneak peek at the lunar camera destined for the Artemis missions

NASA augmented parts of commercially available and mirror-less cameras to handle the moon’s harsh environment.

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Speakers

Save 20% on Sonos speaker bundles during its pre-Black Friday sale

'Tis the season to gift others (or yourself) with a better home theater system.

A computer-generated three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus. Venus has a surface temperature of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Solar System

Earth-like plate tectonics may have shaped Venus billions of years ago

A new study bolsters the theory that microbial life could have existed on our sister planet.

How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests
Weapons

How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests

The intentional and non-nuclear explosion took place on October 18. Here's why.